Derek pressed Meredith gently against the door of the broom closet and brought his lips to hers, stealing her breath. One of his hands was pressed, palm out against the door and the other was wrapped around her waist, pulling her body into his. She arched into his body as he moved his hand from her back to the edge of her shirt and lifted it up over her head.
She moaned softly as he moved his hands to her breasts and his lips to her neck. "Mmmm," he said into her neck. "I'm a big fan of broom closets right now."
She let out a breath he moved his hands from her breasts, running them down her sides until they came to rest on the slight curve of her stomach. "Me too," she breathed, running her hands along his chest and up into the soft curls of his hair.
He smiled at her, before kissing her again and reaching for the snap on her jeans.
xxx
Meredith walked out of the broom closet as nonchalantly as she could, casually fixing her hair. Derek followed her a few seconds later, redoing the top buttons of his shirt.
"Meredith!" Christina suddenly called, walking down the hall towards the disheveled couple.
"Hey," Meredith said, trying to catch her reflection in the edge of a picture frame so that she could see just how smudged her lipstick was.
"Burke and I were just wondering..." She paused and looked from Derek to Meredith slowly. "Did you guys just come out of the broom closet?"
"No. Of course not," Meredith stumbled.
Christina gave a rueful smile. "Nice," she said.
"I thought so," Derek offered from behind Meredith. Meredith turned and hit him on the chest. "What?" he said.
"Well anyway, Burke and I were wondering if you guys wanted to go get something to eat," Christina explained, clearly unfazed by Meredith and Derek's sex life.
"That sounds good," Meredith said, glancing at Derek who nodded in approval.
"Great," Christina said. "We'll meet you outside with the car in five minutes. Just try to keep your horniness in check during dinner."
"We'll try out hardest," Meredith told her sincerely.
As Christina turned and made her way back down the hall, Meredith turned to Derek and smiled devilishly. "I think horny works for us."
Derek chuckled and reached up, stroking her cheek softly with his thumb, before pulling her in for a kiss. "I agree," he said.
"More horniness I say," Meredith declared. Derek leaned into her slightly and kissed her again. She could feel the desire in his kiss and she pulled away. "Not right now."
"Why not?" he asked, a smile playing across his face.
She shook her head and began to back away from him. "Dirty, dirty boy."
He laughed and jogged to catch up with her, taking her hand in his as they walked outside.
xxx
Christina and Burke were waiting for them outside when Meredith and Derek emerged from the conference hall. They all got into the car. Meredith and Derek in the back, Christina in the front with Burke driving. "Where to?" he said, as he started the engine.
"Anyplace with food," Meredith said.
"That was the plan," Burke said with a chuckle.
Burke made his way out of the parking lot and began driving in the direction where Christina "had a feeling" there would be restaurants. She was right. Within a few minutes they were surrounded by cafes, diners, and more upscale places. Burke parked the car and they got out.
"What are you guys in the mood for?" Burke asked.
"Food," Meredith said.
Derek laughed and wrapped his arm around her shoulders, pulling her into him and pressing a kiss to the side of her head. "I'm fine with anything," Derek said.
"How about Moe's Fish n' Fry?" Burke suggested.
"Ew," Christina said.
"What?" Burke asked.
"It sounds gross."
"You love seafood," Burke said.
"It just has an aura of grossness about it," Christina told him vaguely. "That's the kind of place that I wouldn't be surprised if they served chicken-fried steak and hush puppies."
Meredith laughed. "Chicken-fried steak? I can't even picture that."
"Don't try to," Christina said.
"Fine," Burke said with an amused shake of his head. "How about Italian?"
"That," Christina replied. "I can deal with."
"Good," Burke said.
They made there way down the street into a small Italian place and sat down in a booth by the window. Meredith rested her head on Derek's shoulder and closed her eyes for a minute. "Tired?" Christina asked.
Meredith opened her eyes and looked at her. "As a matter of fact I am."
"Well I would be to after..."
"Don't even go there," Meredith warned, shooting her a look.
"What?" Burke asked, looking up from his menu. "After what?"
"Sex in a janitorial closet," Christina said, ignoring Meredith's scowl of warning.
Burke raised his eyebrows and shot a look at Derek. "Nice," he said.
Derek laughed. "I thought so, but Meredith has decided to be...modest."
"You? Modest?" Christina scoffed. "Yeah right."
"Oh shut up," Meredith said.
"What? I'm just saying," Christina said. "You did have sex in an exam room which you failed to lock the door of and then lost your panties in the process."
Derek shifted uncomfortably in his seat. "Shall we order?"
"Yes! Great idea!" Burke exclaimed.
Meredith shook her head and narrowed her eyes at Christina, but an uncontrollable smile played across her lips. Christina only shrugged and picked up her menu.
xxx
A couple hours later, Christina, Burke, Meredith and Derek made their way out of the restaurant. "Well," Burke said. "That was fun."
"Oh yeah, discussing Meredith's sex life over spaghetti is definitely my idea of a good time," Christina said.
"Hey," Meredith told her. "You totally started it."
"Fine," Christina said.
They reached the car and Burke opened the door on the driver's side. "You guys want a ride?" he asked.
"Actually," Derek said. "I think we'll walk. It's only a few blocks to the hotel."
Burke nodded. "Okay, we'll see you there."
Christina and Burke both got into the car and were driving away within a few seconds. Derek turned to Meredith and wrapped his arms around her waist, pulling her into his body. "So you told Christina about prom night?" he said with a bemused smile.
Meredith shrugged. "She's my person."
"Did you tell her...everything?" Derek asked.
Meredith smiled. "Now who's being modest?"
"Well I would just like to know," Derek said. "If you're going to share our sex life with your friends then I just have to make sure to be on the top of my game at all times."
Meredith laughed and shook her head at him. "Well I won't object to that." Derek leaned down and pressed a soft kiss to her lips.
Derek then reached down and took her hand within his, squeezing it gently. "Ready to go?" he asked softly.
She nodded, looking into his eyes for a moment. "Definitely," she said, as they began to walk down the sidewalk.
xxx
Meredith and sat down on the edge of the bed. "Don't tell me you're going to sleep in your clothes again," Derek said, walking in behind her and closing the door.
She smiled at him. "No, I'm not." She pulled off her shoes and stood up. "I think I'll take a shower," she said, walking into the bathroom and closing the door.
She stood in front of the mirror and considered her baby bump. Honestly, when she'd first gotten pregnant, she had pictured the worst. Swollen feet. Constant nausea. Gaining weight. But now, at four and half months, she liked the way her body looked. It wasn't the same as being fat. She hadn't gained weight, she had just sort of...popped.
She smiled to herself as she ran her hands over the small bump beneath her shirt and felt the baby move. She definitely had an energetic baby. And secretly, Meredith hoped it was a girl. She had a feeling that Derek agreed, but they didn't really talk about it. Either way, Meredith knew they would both be overjoyed.
Meredith walked over to the shower and turned it on before taking off her clothes and leaving them in a small pile on the floor. She stepped into the shower and almost immediately relaxed as the warm water ran over her.
Derek listened as Meredith turned on the shower and stepped in. The idea of joining her was too tempting. He couldn't help himself. He stood up ad walked into the shower. He quietly took off his clothes and added them to the small pile on the floor before stepped into the shower and wrapping his arms around Meredith's waist, pulling her against him.
She gave a little yelp at first, but when she realized it was him, she relaxed and leaned into his embrace. "Derek," she breathed. "You're in my shower."
"Yes I am," Derek said into her neck.
She turned in his arms and pressed herself against him, feeling desire curl within her. She pressed a kiss to his lips. "I could get used to this," she said into his lips.
"Me too," he agreed, before pushing her gently against the side of the shower and continuing his rail of kisses down her neck, across her collarbone to her breast. "I could definitely get used to this."
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